The Journal of Geriatric Neurology has on online submission and peer review system at http://submit.e-jgn.org. A manuscript is first reviewed for its format and adherence to the aims and scope of the journal. If the manuscript does not fit the aims and scope of the Journal or does not adhere to the Instructions for authors, it may be returned to the author immediately after receipt and without a review. Before reviewing, all submitted manuscripts are inspected by Similarity Check powered by iThenticate (https://www.crossref.org/services/similarity-check/), a plagiarism-screening tool.

Then the manuscript is sent to the chief editor or associate editors for external review. The editor selects peer referees by recommendation of the Editorial Board members or from the Board's specialist database. The reviewers are blinded to the authors’ information. The acceptance criteria for all papers are based on the quality and originality of the research and their clinical and scientific contributions in geriatric neurology. After request for external review, the initial decision is typically made within 8 weeks with the categories of “accept”, “minor revision”, “major revision”, or “reject”. The results of review and the reviewers’ comments will be sent to the corresponding author via e-mail. Revisions are usually requested to take account of criticisms and comments made by referees. The revised manuscript should be resubmitted via the web system. The corresponding author must indicate clearly what alterations have been made in response to the referee's comments point by point.